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10-14-2010, 01:56 PM

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CarrieAnne

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Pretty fabric!

10-14-2010, 01:58 PM

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Bluelady

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LOL. Love it!

10-14-2010, 02:16 PM

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Been there....done that.....

10-14-2010, 02:18 PM

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jljack

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Ha-HA!! That's a good example of a thing that we have all done at least once!! I LOVE that fabric for curtains!! Very stylish...and I like the idea of adding solid at the bottom..and you would run it up the inside edge, also. That's is very designer-ish!! :-)

10-14-2010, 03:15 PM

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allie1448

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I can so sympathize with you! That is something I have done before! lol

10-14-2010, 05:30 PM

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Donna P

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Don't feel bad we have all been there done that

10-14-2010, 06:40 PM

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That is so nice of you to share. My dufus idea involved making a skirt into a pair of shorts. I was about twelve and trying to sew so I could prove to my dad that I could sew too! (He made all of my doll clothes when I was little.) Did you know that if you take a full skirt and just sew a "V" up the middle, it will not work? I didn't, but everyone had a good laugh. Go for the designer look.

10-14-2010, 06:52 PM

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Isn't that the new style on HGTV trading places?

10-14-2010, 07:44 PM

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lovequilting2

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I made curtains for our church and the same thing happened. I hurried and pinned the longer one up and after services, I took it down, cut it and hemmed it again. Nobody knew the difference!!! LOL

10-14-2010, 07:56 PM

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rubia

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Thanks for the elastic idea! I'll try that. I did indeed make a rod pocket at the top.

It looks like there's a large hem, but there isn't. It's a line in the fabric design itself.

Eventually I'll add some navy blue or red to the bottom to fix it. But for now, there's a rocking chair in front of it and I'm busy working on charity quilts. Besides, it makes me giggle every time I look at them! LOL

I'm so glad I was able to share the amusement. It really does make me laugh.